Sunday, February 16, 2014

York becomes first city in Britain to ban 'cruel' foie gras

A council has become the first in the UK to pass a motion banning the sale of controversial delicacy foie gras in its city.

After a meeting in York, councillors voted in favour of a motion put forward by local Labour councillor Paul Blanchard, who suggested earlier this year that the members should oppose, in principle, the sale of the food anywhere in the city.

Read the rest of the article in the U.K.'s Mail Online...

Yay!  Thanks to author and activist Mark Hawthorne for the heads-up on this one!

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